http://www.epiphanycapital.co.uk Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:44:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "If given a problem to solve in 60 mins, I would spend 50 mins on asking the right question and 10 mins on the answer."  - Albert Einstein. Last week I read an interview with Mike Lazaridis, who originally came up with the Blackberry concept... Lazaridis wants to make something clear: innovation is not ... http://www.epiphanycapital.co.uk/?p=553 I stopped reading fiction when I was 17 and started to realise that I got much more of a kick out of taking some tangible skill or knowledge away from books than just reading them for fun. I've turned in to quite a big reader over the past couple of years, partly because ... http://www.epiphanycapital.co.uk/?p=547 We recently started to work with a really exciting company - an innovative quasi-product/service  in a high growth market with large brands as their main customers and fantastic growth prospects. Their model was quite heavy on forward revenues, so their upfront fees really just covered the costs but the follow-on revenues ... http://www.epiphanycapital.co.uk/?p=530 Growing a business isn't easy, and moving into new markets is always a big issue. Here are a number of different pitfalls that I've recently seen early stage companies fall into in their expansion... Just because the business has proven demand in one area, does not mean that this success will ... http://www.epiphanycapital.co.uk/?p=479 Part two of this series by Tim Dempsey focuses on finding a CEO. Marc is an inventor who has spent a couple of years building a robust product that is finally ready to go to market. The problem is that Marc is just that, an inventor, and realises that he has no clue how ... http://www.epiphanycapital.co.uk/?p=273 We've seen a number of start-ups recently that are really beating themselves up about recruiting the right people, so Tim Dempsey has prepared the following advice. Here is the first of this serialised epic journey into the realms of start-up recruitment. James has developed his web-based product to the boil and ... http://www.epiphanycapital.co.uk/?p=271 This list of corporate finance, accounting and investment terms will continue to grow whenever we think of anything to add. If you know of a term which has caused confusion then please let us know and we’ll do our best to explain it here. MBO – Management Buy Out This ... http://www.epiphanycapital.co.uk/?p=264 Everybody’s heard the terms but few people seem to be clear about who’s who in the world of investment.  How is a Business Angel different from a Venture Capitalist and what’s Private Equity?  Let’s start at the beginning: Friends & Family Usually, the first investment a company receives is from this informal ... http://www.epiphanycapital.co.uk/?p=61 It’s tempting to think that one source of money is just as good as any other but money doesn’t come free and how you “pay” for the funding your business needs, and what else you expect to receive, are very important factors to consider. Equity The most straightforward way to raise ... http://www.epiphanycapital.co.uk/?p=49 "Anthony Wilson says that for a big City, Manchester is just small enough. It's true. People know each other, collaborate, cross-pollinate. Ideas can mix and match.” Jim McClellan, Esquire Magazine, June 1997 In this respect, the professional community is no different from any other aspect of Manchester’s unique social character (although the ... http://www.epiphanycapital.co.uk/?p=12